Where does “Paaseiland” come from?
Paaseiland (Dutch) comes from Dutch Pasen, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare — to hate, hurt.
Paaseiland (Dutch): Easter Island
Definitions
- Easter Island
Ancestry of “Paaseiland”, step by step
Paaseiland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Pasen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Pasen | Easter |
| 2 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 3 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 4 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 5 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 6 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 7 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 9 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 10 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |